A Year in Review: Legal Developments in Cybersecurity Law in Canada

When it comes to cybersecurity, the past twelve months have been busy in Canada. With the coming into force of mandatory breach reporting, major court decisions in the Casino Rama and Rouge Valley Hospital cases and headline-grabbing breaches, such as Desjardins and Air Canada, there has been no shortage of lessons learned and trends to keep an eye out for. This session will provide an overview of major legal developments in the areas of privacy and data protection in Canada over the past 12 months.

A Year in Review: Legal Developments in Cybersecurity Law in Canada

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A Year in Review: Legal Developments in Cybersecurity Law in Canada

Imran Ahmad

Partner - Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Imran Ahmad is a Partner at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP with a specialization in technology, cybersecurity and privacy law. As part of his cybersecurity practice, he works closely with clients to develop and implement practical strategies related to cyber threats and data breaches. He advises on legal risk assessments, compliance, due diligence and risk allocation advice, security, and data breach incident preparedness and response. In addition, Ahmad acts as "breach counsel" in the event of a cybersecurity incident, such as a data or privacy breach. He also provides representation in the event of an investigation, an enforcement action or a litigation. He is the author of Canada's first legal incident preparation and response handbook titled Cybersecurity in Canada: A Guide to Best Practices, Planning, and Management (LexisNexis, August 2017). He advises on licensing, outsourcing and service-provider arrangements, as well as on other commercial matters with respect to carrying on business over the internet, the cloud and the digital environment. In his privacy law practice, he advises clients on compliance with all Canadian federal and provincial privacy and data management laws. He has a particular focus on cross-border data transfer issues and
enterprise-wide governance programs related to privacy and information governance

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